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en Articles Feed - Dwell http://www.dwell.com/articles/rss/?c=y Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:26:17 -0800 hourly 3 dwell/articleshttp://feedburner.google.com Architecture » Young Guns: Best New Practices 2009 http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/YnaR55o65MM/young-guns-best-new-practices-2009.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/young-guns-best-new-practices-2009.html Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:57:37 -0800 Architecture Miyoko Ohtake <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/young-guns-best-new-practices-2009.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/Kennerly-Architecture-and-Planning-Photography-Studio-Exterior-square.jpg" alt='Kennerly Architecture and Planning Photography Studio Exterior square' /></a> by Miyoko Ohtake In 2005, the AIA New York launched the New Practices program to showcase promising new and emerging architectural firms. This year, the AIA San Francisco launched the West Coast debut of the competition and exhibition by highlighting the most innovative offices in the City by the Bay. Kennerly Architecture and Planning Photography Studio Exterior square

Kennerly Architecture and Planning Photography Studio Exterior square

by Miyoko Ohtake

In 2005, the AIA New York launched the New Practices program to showcase promising new and emerging architectural firms. This year, the AIA San Francisco launched the West Coast debut of the competition and exhibition by highlighting the most innovative offices in the City by the Bay.

]]> Kennerly Architecture and Planning Photography Studio Exterior square http://www.dwell.com/articles/young-guns-best-new-practices-2009.html Week in Review » Friday Finds 11.06.2009 http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/xbsfUWSkUPk/friday-finds-11062009.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/friday-finds-11062009.html Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:01:41 -0800 Week in Review Amanda Dameron <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/friday-finds-11062009.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/simon-page-astronomy-poster-3-square.jpg" alt='simon page astronomy poster 3 square' /></a> by Amanda Dameron Friday arrives again! This week the Dwell staff shares their favorite links of late, featuring everything from a chair-related experiment happening on the streets of New York to the world's first wearable magazine. Enjoy. simon page astronomy poster 3 square

by Amanda Dameron

Friday arrives again! This week the Dwell staff shares their favorite links of late, featuring everything from a chair-related experiment happening on the streets of New York to the world's first wearable magazine. Enjoy.

]]> simon page astronomy poster 3 square http://www.dwell.com/articles/friday-finds-11062009.html Event Spotlight » Opportunity Green: This Weekend http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/tPFyPaKqJV0/opportunity-green-this-weekend.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/opportunity-green-this-weekend.html Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:01:59 -0800 Event Spotlight Sarah Rich <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/opportunity-green-this-weekend.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/oppgreen_square.jpg" alt='oppgreen_square' /></a> by Sarah Rich This coming Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, Opportunity Green will be hitting Los Angeles for its third consecutive year. The two-day conference brings together entrepreneurs and innovators to discuss sustainable business and the new green economy. This year, Dwell will be traveling to LA to moderate a panel with three esteemed leaders from the worlds of design and fashion. oppgreen_square

by Sarah Rich

This coming Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, Opportunity Green will be hitting Los Angeles for its third consecutive year. The two-day conference brings together entrepreneurs and innovators to discuss sustainable business and the new green economy. This year, Dwell will be traveling to LA to moderate a panel with three esteemed leaders from the worlds of design and fashion.

]]> oppgreen_square http://www.dwell.com/articles/opportunity-green-this-weekend.html What We Saw » Rail-Volution 2009: Building with Transit http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/rekVUAKKfwY/rail-volution-2009.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/rail-volution-2009.html Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0800 What We Saw Tiffany Chu <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/rail-volution-2009.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/rail-volution-rojas-james-square.jpg" alt='rail volution rojas james square' /></a> by Tiffany Chu As a nod to the home of the nation's first subway, Rail-Volution rolled into Boston this past weekend. Planners, designers, engineers, and scholars eagerly feasted on the many workshops and panels that strived to answer the burning question: How can we build livable communities through transportation? rail volution rojas james square

by Tiffany Chu

As a nod to the home of the nation's first subway, Rail-Volution rolled into Boston this past weekend. Planners, designers, engineers, and scholars eagerly feasted on the many workshops and panels that strived to answer the burning question: How can we build livable communities through transportation?

]]> rail volution rojas james square http://www.dwell.com/articles/rail-volution-2009.html Dwell Reports » Media Matters http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/1GaPMrFinFg/media-matters.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/media-matters.html Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:47:54 -0800 Dwell Reports Aaron Britt <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/media-matters.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/prelinger-rick-portrait-square.jpg" alt='prelinger rick portrait square' /></a> by Aaron Britt Though the contents of every cassette, LP, and VHS tape you've ever owned can now fit inside a gadget the size of a tie clip, your plasma TV and subwoofer still need a resting place. Film archivist Rick Prelinger helps us evaluate modern media storage. prelinger rick portrait square

by Aaron Britt

Though the contents of every cassette, LP, and VHS tape you've ever owned can now fit inside a gadget the size of a tie clip, your plasma TV and subwoofer still need a resting place. Film archivist Rick Prelinger helps us evaluate modern media storage.

]]> prelinger rick portrait square http://www.dwell.com/articles/media-matters.html Out and About » Events this Weekend: 11.5-11.8 http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/IIJvpqm2Kfk/events-this-weekend-115-118.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/events-this-weekend-115-118.html Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:09:18 -0800 Out and About Miyoko Ohtake <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/events-this-weekend-115-118.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/bauhaus-albers-josef-skyscraper.jpg" alt='bauhaus albers josef skyscraper' /></a> by Miyoko Ohtake The days are getting shorter, the nights are darker earlier, and with rain forecasted around the country this weekend, there's no better time to spend a day at the museum. This weekend's highlights include three openings and two shows to see before they shut down. bauhaus albers josef skyscraper

by Miyoko Ohtake

The days are getting shorter, the nights are darker earlier, and with rain forecasted around the country this weekend, there's no better time to spend a day at the museum. This weekend's highlights include three openings and two shows to see before they shut down.

]]> bauhaus albers josef skyscraper http://www.dwell.com/articles/events-this-weekend-115-118.html Conversation » Miguel Nelson of Woolly Pocket http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/hND83ORN-94/woolly-pockets-founder-miguel-nelson.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/woolly-pockets-founder-miguel-nelson.html Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0800 Conversation Miyoko Ohtake <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/woolly-pockets-founder-miguel-nelson.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*144/woolly-pockets-miguel-randy-portrait-square.jpg" alt='woolly pockets miguel randy portrait square' /></a> by Miyoko Ohtake The path to a better world isn't through pavers but via plants, says artist and Woolly Pocket founder Miguel Nelson. "I love architecture but I think if everyone was gardening instead of building, things would be better. I think we were put on Earth to garden." woolly pockets miguel randy portrait square

woolly pockets miguel randy portrait square

by Miyoko Ohtake

The path to a better world isn't through pavers but via plants, says artist and Woolly Pocket founder Miguel Nelson. "I love architecture but I think if everyone was gardening instead of building, things would be better. I think we were put on Earth to garden."

]]> woolly pockets miguel randy portrait square http://www.dwell.com/articles/woolly-pockets-founder-miguel-nelson.html Off the Grid » Brand-New Secondhand http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/p0si8IvwFPs/brand-new-secondhand.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/brand-new-secondhand.html Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:05:28 -0800 Off the Grid Amara Holstein <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/brand-new-secondhand.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/han-mihalyo-residence-front-exterior-portrait-square.jpg" alt='han mihalyo residence front exterior portrait square' /></a> by Amara Holstein Fifteen minutes from downtown Seattle, architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo transformed the neighborhood dump—a lot that had been vacant for 30 years—into their dream home. han mihalyo residence front exterior portrait square

han mihalyo residence front exterior portrait square

by Amara Holstein

Fifteen minutes from downtown Seattle, architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo transformed the neighborhood dump—a lot that had been vacant for 30 years—into their dream home.

]]> han mihalyo residence front exterior portrait square http://www.dwell.com/articles/brand-new-secondhand.html Essay » Sunday Styles http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/TZdcXbvzZGc/sunday-styles.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/sunday-styles.html Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:17:02 -0800 Essay Drew Himmelstein <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/sunday-styles.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/frank-lloyd-wright-unity-church-square.jpg" alt='frank lloyd wright unity church square' /></a> by Drew Himmelstein The cathedrals, mosques, and synagogues of the Old World still occupy the most hallowed ground of ecclesiastical architecture, but a rather unorthodox American sect can lay claim to the best in modern sacred space design: the Unitarian Universalists. frank lloyd wright unity church square

by Drew Himmelstein

The cathedrals, mosques, and synagogues of the Old World still occupy the most hallowed ground of ecclesiastical architecture, but a rather unorthodox American sect can lay claim to the best in modern sacred space design: the Unitarian Universalists.

]]> frank lloyd wright unity church square http://www.dwell.com/articles/sunday-styles.html Product Spotlight » New Design from Very Good & Proper http://feeds.dwell.com/~r/dwell/articles/~3/yzWSyITU7ug/new-design-from-very-good-proper.html http://www.dwell.com/articles/new-design-from-very-good-proper.html Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:40:00 -0800 Product Spotlight Sarah Rich <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/new-design-from-very-good-proper.html"><img src="http://media.dwell.com/images/148*148/CanteenUtilityChair_HK-square.jpg" alt='CanteenUtilityChair_HK square' /></a> by Sarah Rich In this year's June issue, our Square Meal column featured the London restaurant mini-chain Canteen, where good design is as high a priority as good taste. The owner of Canteen also runs a design company, Very Good & Proper, which creates the interiors for the eateries. They started small with a custom table for their guests, and now they're releasing more. Recently they launched their Utility Chair and Hook & Knob. CanteenUtilityChair_HK square

by Sarah Rich

In this year's June issue, our Square Meal column featured the London restaurant mini-chain Canteen, where good design is as high a priority as good taste. The owner of Canteen also runs a design company, Very Good & Proper, which creates the interiors for the eateries. They started small with a custom table for their guests, and now they're releasing more. Recently they launched their Utility Chair and Hook & Knob.

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